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The British Empire was the largest empire in history by total land area.

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Is it true that the British Empire was the largest empire in history by total land area?

Yes. A Wikipedia article on the British Empire states it was the largest empire in history at its height, and a History.com article says Britain overtook the Russian and Mongol empires to become the largest ever by land area. A StackExchange answer and a 1909 newspaper item give supporting area figures but do not themselves rank it against all empires.

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Evidence for · 4
British Empire
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British Empire. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire

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What Were the Biggest Empires in History? | HISTORY
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What Were the Biggest Empires in History? | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/biggest-empires

Was the British Empire bigger than the combined empires of the Iberian Union in terms of claimed land area?
2017
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Was the British Empire bigger than the combined empires of the Iberian Union in terms of claimed land area?. (2017). history.stackexchange.com. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/42528/was-the-british-empire-bigger-than-the-combined-empires-of-the-iberian-union-in

THE BRITISH EMPIRE. (Star, 13 April 1909)
1909
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THE BRITISH EMPIRE. (Star, 13 April 1909). (1909). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090413.2.24

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